DOI: 10.36347/sjavs.2017.v04i11.009

Pages: 491-497

Generally the domesticated dog is accepted as a very symbolic example among the domesticated species. The domesticated dog was used not only to protect properties and warn of approaching animals or humans by barking day or night, but also it was used to hunt and even as pet as a man’s close friend for centuries. The origin of dog always has been a controversial issue. There is no doubt about ancestor of dog which is wolf, but there are always arguments about time and place of domestication. There are three different place of domestication including Europe, Southeast of Asia and Middle East, but domestication time was not definite. Altogether there is still no definite answer about place and time of domestication.